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Set in palm-fringed Goa, this introduction to the art of cooking Indian food is a course designed especially for the enthusiastic home cook. Let the tropical sun and our expert chefs ensure you return home tanned and talented!

Included

Northern Indian, Southern Indian and Goan cuisine explored, as well as your personal favourites. Seafood, chicken and vegetable dishes prepared at each session. The results of the course are then eaten! 3 main meals are enjoyed as part of the course

Spice and utensil guides to aid your market adventure

All relevant transportation for the cooking course and market trip

7 nights STANDARD hotels. SUPERIOR and DELUXE hotel options are also available upon request. Accommodation rating – See Trip Notes for details

Spice and ingredient education in the form of a visit to the local food markets, led by one of our chefs and a half day excursion to a spice garden and plantation

India on the menu printed apron and exclusive screen-printed recipe book

This morning you'll be picked up from your hotel and driven to a modern day apartment overlooking the verdant fields of Caranzalem. Here you will learn to cook Indian cuisine in our chef Judy's Goan home. Following an introduction to Indian food, we commence our first cooking class. Afterwards we devour the fruits of our labour for lunch. Finishing early this afternoon, the rest of the day is free. Perhaps relax by the beach.Overnight: Goa | Breakfast, Lunch

Its an early start this morning with a visit to the colourful local market with your chef. Check out the fresh 'just picked' produce, chat with spice merchants, buy some Indian cooking utensils and take in the hustle and bustle of this popular spot. We then enjoy a traditional breakfast at a South India cafe in Goa’s capital, Panjim.Overnight: Goa | Breakfast

This morning you'll enjoy an introduction to the cuisine of South India, including local Goan food. Not unnaturally, after some 450 years of colonisation, Goan cooking has absorbed strong Portuguese influences. Hanging up your apron, it will then be time to road test the tasty result of this morning class. Overnight: Goa | Breakfast, Lunch

Our third and final cooking session is a treat, where your chef will accommodate a selection of special requests from the class, with pointers on dishes you may have always wanted to know how to prepare - perhaps a favourite local snack that you've come across during your stay in Goa? The afternoon is free for you to further explore Goa or simply take things easy.Overnight: Goa | Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, arrangements end. Time to depart for your flight home unless you’ve booked another week in the sun!

Non–cooking companions are welcome to come along - Goa has plenty more than sun and sand to offer!Breakfast

Extend your holiday!

If you'd like to extend your stay, we offer a variety of hotels, short stays and add-ons for you to choose from - Ajanta & Ellora departs from Mumbai and our Hampi 4 day temples adverture departs from Goa.

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Prices shown are per person when there are 2 persons sharing a room. The 'Single supplement' applies for single travellers who require their own room and needs to be added to the per person price.

Departs weekly, Sunday to Sunday from October through to April (excluding 20 Dec – 05 Jan).

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